Italian Cooking Class: Venetian Feast (summer)

Explore Venetian and Italian cooking that celebrates summer’s vibrancy and festive spirit


the Venetian kitchen
the Venetian kitchen
5.0 (20)
Instagram followers 12k followers

5 hours Class size 4 to 8 guests       £125 (PayPal Pay in 3 available)

The Venetian Kitchen: a festive summer table
In this class, you’ll gather around a summer table inspired by Venice and the countryside. You’ll learn authentic recipes and cooking techniques that celebrate the season’s abundance, all in a convivial and relaxed setting.
  • Cicchetti starters: three traditional small bites – a bread‑based one, a fried one, and a marinated one. Perfect to enjoy with your aperitif (aperol spritz or a non‑alcoholic alternative).
  • Main course: a vibrant risotto, gnocchi, or pasta dish, chosen according to seasonal produce and market finds.
  • Dessert: a classic Venetian sweet treat to accompany your Italian‑style coffee, rounding off the meal with refreshing summer flavours.
Sample recipes:
  • crostini with fennel, olive tapenade and mortadella
  • fried calamari with lemon
  • prawns in saor with summer onions and raisins
  • risotto with courgette and mint
  • gnocchi with fresh tomato and basil
  • spaghetti with prawns in tomato sauce
  • strawberry tiramisù
  • panna cotta with summer berries
Each recipe is designed to feel like sitting at a Venetian summer table -lively, abundant, and shaped by the richness of the season.
Special dietary requirements and food allergies:
  • Please inform us in advance and prior to confirming your booking of any allergies, disabilities, diabetes, pregnancy, epilepsy, learning difficulties etc.
  • Should you have a special dietary requirement, please send us a message before booking your class. Although we are unable to tailor our course content for all special dietary requirements, we would be happy to discuss the class schedule and try to accommodate your needs.
What you'll get
  • All ingredients and tools to make a variety of Venetian dishes and drinks to enjoy after the class. You'll make three starters, one main, one dessert, and one aperitif drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic).
  • A surprise gift to thank you for joining!
Knowledge required
Suitable for beginners, no previous cooking experience required
This class includes alchoholic drinks. Age miminum is 18+.
What to bring
No requirements, just get ready to be hands-on!
Suitable for

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Location

Brixton Windmill, Windmill Gardens - Brixton Windmill, 100 Blenheim Gardens, Brixton Hill, London SW2 5DA

At the end of Blenheim Gardens road, enter the park gate on the left and keep going. You will soon see both Brixton Windmill and its education centre

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the Venetian kitchen
the Venetian kitchen

5.0 (20)
Instagram followers 12k followers

Hi everyone, we’re Fabio and Agnese, a trained cook and a stylist, and the voices behind the Venetian Kitchen.
We grew up in Venice and the countryside, surrounded by mammas and nonnas who taught us recipes and stories from the lagoon, plains, and mountains. Over ten years ago, we moved to yet another island and extraordinary town: London. While we’ve grown to love our new home, our heart remains with Venice and the Veneto region – a centuries‑long fusion of cultures that continues to inspire us.
Through The Venetian Kitchen, we bring those flavours and stories to our table, and to tables everywhere.
Our kitchen is both memory and invitation: a way to connect across borders through food and story, while celebrating simple, comforting recipes that bring people together. Guided by nature and seasonality, each recipe carries the same spirit of simplicity, honesty, and celebration. That is why, while many of our dishes are rooted in Venetian tradition, we also embrace creativity. Some are inspired by memory, others by the ingredients and approaches of the Veneto region, reimagined for today’s tables.
We like to think that more than food, the Venetian Kitchen is about community and connection – sharing the untold stories of our Venetian cuisine and creating moments of warmth wherever people gather.
Alongside the Venetian Kitchen, Fabio runs Brixton Windmill baking classes throughout the year. Agnes leads on recipe development and food styling, as well as interior‑designing and table‑scaping welcoming spaces and dining tables for our cooking classes.
We are both members of the Venice in Peril Fund, the leading British charity dedicated to safeguarding the rich cultural heritage of Venice, now and for future generations.
We’re grateful you’re here, and we hope you’ll cook along with us – through our recipes, our classes, and the stories that make every dish a celebration of flavour and comforting simplicity.
Fabio and Agnese

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